5/16/2022

School Carnival Happening This Afternoon! – Come celebrate the end of a great school year and come to our school carnival, happening from 4 to 8 pm this afternoon! We’ll have several food trucks there, along with lots of fun activities for the family! Wristbands and tickets sold there (Wristbands: $10 for rides / $12 for unlimited rides and games).

I am attaching our year-end RISE (3 – 6 State Assessment) and Acadience (Foundational K-3 Reading Skills). Our student achievement scores, combined with the highest Dual Language Immersion assessment results in the Alpine School District, clearly indicate that our teachers and support staff are making every effort to help all students achieve to their fullest potential. The Alpine School District has higher state testing scores than other elementary schools in the state of Utah, and Alpine Elementary’s achievement scores exceed the ASD averages. Well done Alpine Elementary students and faculty!

We have had enough kindergarten registrations to receive the necessary staffing from the Alpine School District to return to three sections of kindergarten for the 2022 – 2023 school year! Mrs. Aitchison and Mrs. Malone will each teach a morning section of kindergarten and Mrs. Malone will also teach an afternoon kindergarten class. We are excited that we will have three kindergarten classes as we begin a new school year!

There will be a retirement Open House for Mr. Perdue, Wednesday May 18, 3:30 – 4:30 pm in the gym. No planned program, just a quick meet and greet.

We will be having an Awards Assembly, May 24, 2:15 – 3:15 pm. We will inform parents who have students who will be recognized at the assembly.

The following students were recognized as Students of the Week on Friday, May 13. Teachers nominate students who are consistently demonstrating the character traits of the Alpine Big 3: Being Respectful, Responsible and Ready to learn. Congratulations, Students of the Week!

Jordan Anderson-3rd grade, Mrs. Chen

Colson Barlow-1st grade, Mrs. Jin

Alivia Barnes-6th grade, Mrs. Monson

Chambers Broadhead-6th grade, Mrs. Hill

Zoi Bruni-6th grade, Mrs. Hill

Kadee Davies-2nd grade, Ms. Andersen

Lincoln Deaton-4th grade, Mrs. Vipperman

Patrick Gheciu-4th grade, Mrs. Keller

Quinn Haas-2nd grade, Mrs. Orgill

Luke Johnson-3rd grade, Mrs. Chen

Frances Johnson-1st grade, Mrs. Jin

Faith Kafi-5th grade, Mrs. Menssen

Cody Kitchel-2nd grade, Ms. Andersen

Chat Lawrence-4th grade, Mrs. Vipperman

Andi Layton-3rd grade, Mrs. Kaczmarek

Fiona Lind-1st grade, Mrs. Jin

Knight Longnecker-4th grade, Mrs. Keller

Brinley Raven-6th grade, Mrs Reyes

Capri Reynolds-1st grade, Miss Johnson

Addison Rose-2nd grade, Mrs. Orgill

Jake Ross-5th grade, Mrs. Menssen

Enzo Roundy-1st grade, Mrs. Jin

Kew Smith-Kindergarten, Mrs. Malone

Daniel Snow-6th grade, Mrs. Monson

Parks Stephan-3rd grade, Mrs. Kaczmarek

Evelyn Stewart-Kindergarten, Mrs. Malone

Zarina Taylor-5th grade, Mrs. Chang

Decker Upshaw-4th grade, Ms. Moore

Violet Warren-3rd grade, Mrs. Chen

Jane Wilson-6th grade, Mrs. Reyes

Calvin Wood-6th grade, Mrs. Hill

Danielle Zaharias-6th grade, Mrs. Reyes

As our grandchildren get older, Laura and I have to make decisions about what activities to attend. On Saturday, we watched a four-year-old girls soccer game (more like a bunch of giggling girls in a tight beehive formation) and two of our grandsons play a flag football game. We missed seeing our 14-year-old grandson who lives in Daybreak and his team win the state rugby championship for their age group. And I really wish I could have been in Oregon to see our grandson who is a freshman at Redmond High School hit a home run to win the game against the cross-town rival high school. The video from our daughter helped us to experience our grandson’s joy, along with teammates and coaches. Retirement will give Laura and I more opportunities to share these fun times with our grandchildren!

Have a great week, and as always, remember that it is a great day to be an Eagle!